The Story Of How I, A Gloomy Guy, Ended Up Surrounded By the Top-Tier Beautiful Girls In Class After A Seat Change - Chapter 84 part 1

As I listened to Tanaka’s painful “Moe Moe Kyun” at the maid café and got goosebumps, I realized that the assembly time for the play was approaching.

“Everyone, please do your best in the afternoon performance.”

“Ah, yeah. Tanaka, um, do your best with everything.”

“Tanaka-chan… Airi, I think you should calm down a bit.”

“Wait, everyone!? Why are you all so put off!”

We left the maid café, waved goodbye to Tanaka, and headed straight to the gym.

Once there, we received our costumes from the costume staff and changed into our respective roles.

(Once again, I’ve become Snow White…)

As I looked at my cross-dressing reflection in the bathroom mirror for the second time today, I was increasingly disgusted with myself as I grew accustomed to it.

Well, after one more performance, I won’t have to cross-dress again. Hang in there, me.

As I came out of the men’s restroom, a pitch-black silhouette appeared at the same time from the adjacent women’s restroom!

“Oh? Aren’t you Snow White?”

Dressed in jet-black royal attire, the Black Knight appeared, his black boots making a sound as he walked. He had a long sword at his waist and a black cape fluttering behind him as he faced me.

His exquisitely beautiful, small, and refined face was almost too perfect. His straight black hair was gathered and hanging down his back, and his bangs were brushed up.

His slightly thick eyebrows and piercing gaze made my spine shiver.

(T-This is… Rui Kuroki’s prince costume.)

It was designed as a counterpoint to the white prince costume Yuria wore.

“Hehe, Ryota-kun, you’re so surprised.”

“Well… your face and figure are just too perfect, so of course I’m surprised.”

Kuroki was originally slim around the waist and thighs, so it’s amazing how she looks so natural even in men’s clothing.

This is the perfect human—Rui Kuroki.

“Hey, then praise me more?”

“More? You’re so greedy.”

“Well, I’m happy to be praised by a tsundere like Ryota-kun.”

Kuroki said with a small smile.

Come to think of it, she’s wearing special lipstick, right?

Remembering the morning conversation, I couldn’t help but look at Kuroki’s lips.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, no, it’s just…”

“Could it be that Ryota-kun is expecting a kiss?”

“Huh!? I-I didn’t mean that!”

“Really? Then don’t worry. I won’t give you a real kiss.”

“Of course not!”

The teasing kiss from Yuria was just an exception; Kuroki wouldn’t do something like that.

She wouldn’t… right?

When I looked at Kuroki, she gave me a small wink.

“Well, Ryota-kun, let’s go.”

“…Yeah.”

***

The gym’s stage performance entered the afternoon session, and the second Snow White was about to begin.

Since it was the second time, there was less tension than the first.

“Hey, Ryota.”

As I took a deep breath backstage, Yuria spoke from behind.

“How’s it going? Are you nervous?”

“I-I’m okay. It’s the second time.”

“I see. That’s good… Oh, Ryota, look over there.”

“Huh?”

Looking in the direction Yuria pointed, Airi was waving her hand from the opposite side of the stage.

“Seriously, Airi is so carefree…”

“That’s true, but I think Airi is actually nervous.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. She always gets flustered when called on in class.”

Though, I think it’s just that she doesn’t know the answer.

“Since Airi and Rui are doing their best, you should also do your best for this last performance.”

“…Yeah.”

It’s okay. I didn’t forget any lines in the first Snow White performance; it was perfect.

I just need to do it the same way. There’s nothing to be afraid of.

“Next up is the gender-swapped Snow White from Class 2-B.”

The announcement was made, and I looked toward the stage.

“Yuria… I’m going now.”

“Yeah, good luck.”

I stepped onto the stage and moved to the center.

Maybe it was because I was more confident or because I had gotten used to cross-dressing, but I thought my walk looked quite good.

“Once upon a time, in a certain kingdom, there was a beautiful Snow White princess…”

Just like the first time, the three lights from the second floor illuminated me, Snow White.

The lights that once worried me didn’t bother me as much this time.

The audience was overwhelmingly larger than the first performance.

The seats were full, and some students were even standing.

(Is this the effect of Rui Kuroki…?)

In the morning, we made Yuria a prince and spread the word. In the afternoon, we feature Rui Kuroki, who is the most popular in school.

So that’s how we got this level of turnout… I understand now why they wanted a double cast.

The pressure is intense, but I feel strangely calm. The confidence gained from the first performance helps a lot.

Alright… I can do this.

“Even though every day is the same living in the castle, I still want to meet a prince on a white horse someday.”

I probably said it with a more composed tone than the first time.

Feeling a sense of growth, I finished the first two scenes and moved into the forest scene in the middle.

“The huntsman, ordered by the queen to kill Snow White, brought her to the forest.”

“Oh, poor Snow White… I will tell the queen you are dead, so please escape into the forest.”

“Yes…”

Snow White walks through the forest and will soon encounter the dwarves led by Airi.

I glanced towards the stage wings, and Airi nodded back.

“Oh dear? Such a beautiful—”